here is my stalled 60 elcamino project: I sectioned it an inch and a half, chopped it about four and a half inches, and installed the rear section of a 4 door hardtop roof. unfortunately I ran out of steam on this project a few years ago, and have not touched it since, today I uncovered it and loaded it up to put in storage, I grabbed a few shots while it was out.
Cool roof. It always amazes me how you guys can get glass to fit after such a chop with curvy glass. I'm clueless on how that's done....
I'd love to see that one finished, but I can understand a stalled project. Nice side profile. If you've hit a wall, a few cold beers and a long talk with it might get you back on track.
the rear window can't be cut, so it is/will be sunken into the body. I have 2 options with the windshield- when I did the chop I ended up sinking the corers into the body -that was about all that moved when the top came down. as it sits now, if I can find a good glass cutter all that the windshield needs is a 2X6 triangle portion cut off each rear corner, and about a 1/4 inch removed off the top edge. or I can finish the metal work for sinking it in and leave the glass stock. As it sits the windshield only has a 2 inch chop. Since the elcamino was based on a sedan windshield and they were 2 1/2 inches taller than the hardtops, I get the 4 1/2 inch or so chop I will use 4 door hardtop rear windows, and 2 door hardtop vent window frames. I had cut a vent window down and dropped it off to a local welder to see if he could weld the pot metal frame back together, that was in 2004 ! I just realized that was 11 years ago!!? he never did get back with me, and has since died...luckily I saved about 6 hardtop vent windows for this project.
Beautiful...absolutely beautiful! Don't put it in storage, keep on welding and grinding. I would love to see this one finished.
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